Shoosmiths

One of the UK’s largest national law firms with 7 offices, 105 partners and more than 1450 personnel.

Contact

• Key contact: Karen Harrison

• Position: Partner

• Email: karen.harrison@shoosmiths.co.uk

• Telephone: +44 (0) 115 906 5023

• Website: www.shoosmiths.co.uk

Areas of specialism

• Employment Law

• Litigation/Dispute Resolution

• Debt Recovery

• Commercial Contracts/Agreements

Services can be provided in the following languages

• English

Industry awards

• Winner of Management Team of the Year in The Lawyer Awards 2006

• Winner of Regional Firm of the Year at The Legal Week Awards 2006

• A top 20 law firm for real estate in The Lawyer Top 100 survey

• Shortlisted as “The Company Secretary’s favourite Law Firm in the Chambers and Partners AoB Awards 2007

• We achieved the highest overall score in a lawyer satisfaction survey of the top 50 UK law firms conducted by Legal Week Intelligence in 2007

• Number 27 in the UK (Legal Week Top 50, July 2007)

• Early achievers of ISO 9001 accreditation

• Investors in People

• Shoosmiths is a top 20 UK employer in the independently researched 2007 edition of “Britain’s Top Employers” published by Guardian Books www.researchfoundation.com

• Highly Commended in the National Business Awards in The Investors in People Outstanding Workplace of the Year

Memberships

• Law Society Property Section

• Direct Conveyancing Association

• Fellow of Faculty of Building

• Society of Advanced Legal Studies

• Licensing Executive Society

• International Trade Mark Association

• Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys

• United Kingdom Science Park Association

• UK University Companies Association

• Licensing Executives Society

• Society for Computers and Law

• British Computer Society

• Institute of Directors

• Anti-Counterfeiting Group

• Association of Personal Injury Lawyers

• Employment Lawyers Association

• Industrial Law Society

• Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners

• Law Society’s Probate Section

• Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

• Chartered Institute of Marketing

• Law Society’s European Group

• Solicitors European Group

• Fellow of the Society of Advanced Legal Studies

• Member of the Association of Pension Lawyers

• Associate of the Pensions Management Institute

• Northamptonshire Occupational Safety and Health Association

• Member of the VAT Practitioner’s Group

• Member of the Corporation Tax Sub Committee of the Law Society

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